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Brentwood recently hosted the University of Washington Varsity men's rowing crew for dinner after their training camp with the Canadian national team. There is a long, storied tradition of Brentwood rowers being recruited by the University of Washington, many of whom then go on to compete for their country (both Canada and the USA). ...

Three former Brentwood rowers raced for the Canadian "B" eight on the historic Oxford - Cambridge Boat Race course in London, England this past Sunday. Jamie Faris (Class of 2000), Pete Dembicki (Class of 1998) and Dave Calder (Class of 1996) rowed in a tune-up race against Cambridge University. The three former Brentwood athletes are...

The Rowing Club travelled to Shawnigan lake School this past weekend to compete in the Hungerford Regatta on the Saturday and the Head of the Shawnigan Lake on Sunday. The Hungerford Regatta is a 1000 m sprint regatta in small boats and the Head of the Shawnigan Lake a 6 km head race using the entire length of the lake. On Saturday, Mary...

On Sunday, the Rowing Club entered a full contingent in the Monster Erg Indoor Rowing Championships. This is a race on the rowing ergometers of either 1000 or 2000 m, with crews from the Island and Lower Mainland competing in the event. The morning began with our Masters (coaches) racing in a team event. Mr. Felix, Mr. Backer and Mr. Griffiths won...

The January edition of the Independent Rowing News magazine, based in Boston, Massachusetts, will include its 'Best of 2007' list. In the article, the New Zealand mens straight four was the team of the year. The Canadian mens eight, gold medalists at the 2007 World Championships with Brentwood grad Malcolm Howard (2001) were runners-up. The next...

The Brentwood rowers travelled to Seattle this past weekend to compete in the Frostbite Regatta at Green Lake and then at the prestigious Head of the Lake out of the University of Washington. At the Frostbite Regatta, the Brentwood rowers won gold in the lightweight men's coxed four and the heavyweight men's coxed four. The J.V. men had a great...

The Canadian National Rowing Championships concluded today on the Welland Canal in Ontario and making it to the podium were three Old Brentonians. Final results: Malcolm Howard (Class of 2001) — National Champion, Men's Single ($7,500 first prize); Scott Frandsen (Class of 1998) — silver medal in the Men's Pair; Dave Calder (Class of 1996)...

Quinn Erickson (Grade 11) raced today in the finals of the Canadian Rowing Championships. Racing against athletes two years older, Quinn finished fourth in the Junior Women's pair. The top two pairs are four athletes who are presently attending first year university. Quinn and her partner Sarah Aylard raced a solid race but could not crack the...

Twelve Old Brentonians and one current student are taking part in this weekend's Canadian National Championships in Welland, Ontario. Quinn Erickson's mom, Carol, also a Brentwood grad (Class of 1998) is in Welland cheering on her daughter. Carol and her husband Murray rounded up all the Brentwood grads for the photo.

Earlier today in Ontario, Quinn Erickson qualified for Sunday's final in the Junior Women's Single at the National Rowing Championships. She will be busy tomorrow, as she has also qualified in the Junior Women's Pair, which will also be raced on Sunday.